TS Imagine Partners with eflow to Add Surveillance Capabilities
Trading and risk management platform provider TS Imagine has forged a partnership with eflow, a provider of regulatory compliance solutions, that aims to help mutual clients both to meet their regulatory obligations and to safeguard against market abuse through communications monitoring. According to Alex Carteau, head of corporate development at TS Imagine, “This partnership bolsters our...
Date: 3 October 2023 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Data lineage is a must-have for financial institutions, but is it being used to its greatest extent, and is it delivering actionable business insights that inform product development and support competitive advantage? This webinar will address these questions, looking…
Now in its 7th year, the RegTech Summit in London will bring together the RegTech ecosystem to explore how the European capital markets financial industry can leverage technology to drive innovation, cut costs and support regulatory change.
Welcome to the inaugural edition of A-Team Group’s Regulatory Reporting Handbook, a comprehensive guide to reporting obligations that must be fulfilled by financial institutions on a global basis. The handbook reviews not only the current state of play within the regulatory reporting space, but also looks ahead to identify how institutions should be preparing for…
ICE Data Services is to offer an ultra-low latency data service between markets in the US and Europe, including connections into London, Frankfurt, and Bergamo. The new offering expected to be among the fastest commercially available market data services between CME and Europe. Designed to minimise latency, the new service will utilise a combination of...
Financial institutions are missing a valuable opportunity if they don’t harness the benefits that artificial intelligence (AI) can bring to data management. From accelerating and automating routine processes to mining value from huge data sets, established and generative AI have the potential to transform the way financial institutions use and organise their data, says JP...
AI ethics analyst Tess Buckley examines how new technology can be applied to streamline ESG regulatory compliance. The overwhelming number of ESG disclosures unnecessarily burdens Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), potentially hindering their pursuit of meaningful change. We believe this causes paralysis of ESG changes that stems from a need for more regulation and standardisation in...
Trading and risk management platform provider TS Imagine has forged a partnership with eflow, a provider of regulatory compliance solutions, that aims to help mutual clients both to meet their regulatory obligations and to safeguard against market abuse through communications monitoring. According to Alex Carteau, head of corporate development at TS Imagine, “This partnership bolsters our...
Until recently, ESG data was regarded as a peripheral concern among data managers. Today, it is a vital part of an institution’s operations, needed by front- and back-office teams, putting huge new responsibilities on chief data and sustainability officers. Incorporating this new generation of data into institutions’ infrastructures, however, has been a challenge. Many on-prem...
Capital markets have been slow to embrace cloud technologies and in particular the public cloud. Practitioners have been wary of issues around speed/performance, privacy and cost, all of which can dampen the appeal of cloud technologies for trading firms. But broad acceptance of cloud beyond finance is highlighting some compelling benefits, primarily in terms of...
Institutional investors are evolving under pressure from a range of emergent externalities that are prompting many to assume new roles and processes, some of which have traditionally been the preserve of asset managers. Enabled by data-led technology, they are making more direct investments and managing their portfolios in-house. At the same time, they are streamlining...
Deutsche Börse has announced the final tender result for its public takeover of SimCorp. Including open market purchases, Deutsche Börse now holds approximately 94% of all SimCorp shares, excluding SimCorp’s treasury shares. The offer is expected to be settled and closed on 29 September 2023. Deutsche Börse will seek to initiate and complete a compulsory…
Brightwell, a defined benefit services provider, has selected Duco’s data automation platform as part of its target operating model transformation. The platform will be used in Duco’s investment operations department to replace an inflexible legacy system that was limiting the firm’s growth and will enable Brightwell to normalise data and consolidate reconciliations for FX, OTC…
Hong Kong’s financial regulator has said it will increase requirements for companies to disclose climate-related data as it seeks to better enable investors to direct capital to ESG-linked assets and companies. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) chair Laura Cha Shih May-lung said the plans would be introduced in pursuit of helping China reach its…
ExeQution Analytics, a new trading analytics company, has officially launched with customised analytics solutions for both buy-side and sell-side firms. These services aim to reduce implicit costs for buy-side firms and help sell-side firms refine trading strategies. Founded by Kdb expert Cat Turley, the company has established offices in Sydney and Hong Kong with foundation…
Broadridge Financial Solutions has launched BRx Match, a cloud-based platform for reconciliation and data matching. Aimed at both business and operational users, the platform aims to simplify the reconciliation process from start to finish by offering an automated, transparent, and efficient approach to handle a wide range of reconciliations across sectors like securities, cash, and…
The European Commission is reviewing parts of its flagship regulation covering financial institutions’ ESG performance reporting. In a consultation questionnaire on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) market participants are queried on the way sustainability products are categorised. This follows complains that the designation of products as Article 6, 8 or 9 – indicating increasing…
Bloomberg has introduced a new alternative data function, ALTD <GO>, offering customers an early read on company performance, side-by-side with traditional fundamental data on the Bloomberg Terminal. Through ALTD <GO>, users can incorporate consumer transaction data analytics, location analytics and other types of alternative data into their research workflows. The flagship data analytics source for…
Mobile network operator Truphone has announced that it is changing its company name and embarking on a rebranding journey. Henceforth, the company will be named 1GLOBAL. In a letter to customers, the company described the essence of its new identity stemming from the fact that it is one global Telco, operating on one unified network,…
Trade surveillance software provider Eventus has launched the next-generation UI for its Validus platform, which the company states will provide a more streamlined, efficient user experience with comprehensive new case-building features and greater transparency. The new UI offers centralised compliance management across all asset classes and includes an enhanced dashboard layer and easy-to-use investigation tools…
Pan-European equities market operator Aquis Exchange has announced that it is to change the proprietary trading rule for its UK and EU trading platforms, lifting the restriction on aggressive non-client proprietary trading that was introduced in 2015.. The change is due to come into effect in October 2023. In response to member demand, Aquis is…
E Fund Management Co. Ltd., one of the largest fund management companies in China, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand its collaboration with Bloomberg. The expansion will cover areas including financial information, technology and climate change, and is designed to assist E Fund in accelerating its global development. Xiaoyan Liu, co-chairman of the…
Nature-related impact disclosures should be made mandatory for financial institutions and companies, CDP has urged on the eve of a meeting of the world’s 20 richest countries and trading blocs. The disclosure organisation warned the G20 that without such data, greenwashing could remain a challenge and that biodiversity would suffer.
Market data technology consultancy CJC has strengthened its collaboration with Calero, a global provider of technology expense management solutions. The enhanced partnership follows several mutual clients making use of CJC’s vendor-neutral expertise for consulting and integrating with Calero’s Market Data Management (MDM) solution. Services involved include data discovery, licensing management, telecom expense management, and cloud-based…
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has released the first part of a research project focusing on the interaction between traditional exchanges and crypto markets. The paper aims to shed light on the benefits and risks of crypto market infrastructures and how they operate. It explores how regulated exchanges are adapting to the emergence of…
Horizon Software has announced that Maybank Sekuritas, a financial services company, has started using Horizon’s platform for Warrant Market Making in Indonesia. The platform aims to improve the trading experience by combining advanced technology with market expertise, offering features like seamless execution, comprehensive risk management, and real-time market monitoring. Maybank Sekuritas has so far introduced…
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has appointed Charlie Walker as Deputy CEO of the London Stock Exchange plc. He will also join the LSE plc Board, subject to regulatory approval. Walker will continue to report to Julia Hoggett, CEO of LSE plc to support the daily running of the exchange while continuing to oversee the…
Adaptive Financial Consulting has appointed Dave Clack as its new Chief Product Officer, a strategic role focusing on the innovation of Aeron, Adaptive’s cloud-native messaging infrastructure for the capital markets. Clack will be responsible for driving growth, overseeing product development, and shortening the time it takes for financial firms to deploy trading architectures into the…
DiffusionData, a company specialising in real-time data streaming and messaging solutions, has appointed Scott Fink as its new Managing Director for the Americas. Fink, formerly an Executive Director of Site Reliability Engineering at CME Group, will oversee customer and partner engagements across the US, Canada, and Latin America. During his tenure at CME Group, Fink…
Delta Capita, a capital markets consulting, managed services and technology provider, has appointed Alan Philpot as chief product officer. Philpot brings more than 30 years’ experience in operations and strategy across financial markets and joins from SETL where he was head of custody and market infrastructure. He has also held senior roles in post-trade and…
Global Relay, a provider of electronic communication compliance and archiving solutions, has promoted Sahar Kayhani to Chief Product Officer and Alex Viall to Chief Strategy Officer. Kayhani most recently spent two years as product director overseeing Global Relay’s data capture and archiving solutions, while Viall served as director of regulatory intelligence for the company. Kayhani,…
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced the appointment of Irfan Hussain as its new Chief Information Officer, with effect from January 2024. Based in New York, Hussain will lead LSEG’s technology division and will be part of the Executive Committee, directly reporting to CEO David Schwimmer. Before joining LSEG, Hussain held prominent positions…
Research by Solidatus among 300 senior data leaders in financial services across the UK and US suggests data leaders are experiencing stress in the workplace that could lead them to quit their jobs. Describing the problem as ‘data distress’, the research cites three causes: too many disparate and siloed sources of data; having to establish…
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Karin Yorfido as president of Broadridge Canada. Yorfido succeeds Michael Dignam, who will become vice chairman of Broadridge Canada and take on an advisory role. Based in Toronto, Yorfido will lead Broadridge’s Investor Communication Solutions (ICS) Canada and Global Technology and Operations (GTO) Canada businesses, reporting to Chris Perry, president…
NeoXam has named Daniel Joseph as country head for Australia. His responsibilities include running the Australian office, growing the local team, winning new clients, managing client accounts and developing the NeoXam brand and reputation. Joseph reports to Tim Versteeg, head of sales and general manager of the Asia-Pacific region at NeoXam, and has more than…
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Mike Sleightholme as president of Broadridge International. Sleightholme, who is based in London, will be responsible for delivering the company’s capital markets technology and data solutions throughout the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. Sleightholme first joined Broadridge in 2022 as president of its Asset Management Solutions business where he was…
BNP Paribas’s Securities Services business has named Jean-Marc Friess and Thomas Durif as joint heads of its Data & Digital Services department, to advance the company’s data and digital services strategy, in line with BNP Paribas’s 2025 strategic plan. Friess, the new Chief Digital Services Officer, will lead digital channels and services and take charge…
John White, former CEO of 3d Innovations, the market data products and consultancy organisation, has left the company to establish a new data management advisory firm, Watchdog Data Services, LLC, whose goal is to collaborate with key partners in offering clients a broad level of market data consulting and services. White is a long-term veteran…
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) has appointed a new board director, Cristina Ribó Sörensen. Sörensen will become one of ANNA’s directors on behalf of Spain’s National Securities Markets Commission (CNMV), replacing the seat on the ANNA board held by Euroclear SA/NV’s Dan Kuhnel, who is departing after 18 years as chair of the…
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced that Fiona Bassett will join the group as CEO of its FTSE Russell global index business later this summer. She will be based in New York and report to LSEG CEO David Schwimmer. Bassett joins LSEG from DWS Group, where she held the roles of CEO DWS UK…
Rating company and data vendor S&P Global has appointed a new president to its sustainability business. Chris Heusler has been named president of S&P Global Sustainable1, moving from his role as chief commercial officer at S&P Global Ratings.
Voting is now CLOSED in the 2nd annual Data Management Insight Awards USA 2023. These annual awards recognise leading providers of data management solutions, services and consultancy to capital markets participants within North America.
Voting in the 3rd annual RegTech Insight Awards USA 2023 is now CLOSED! These awards celebrate providers of leading RegTech solutions, services and consultancy and are uniquely designed to recognise both start-up and established providers who are creatively finding solutions to help with regulatory challenges, and span a wide range of regulatory requirements.
Meet the winners in the 2nd annual RegTech Insight Awards APAC 2022! These awards celebrate providers of leading RegTech solutions, services and consultancy. These awards are uniquely designed to recognise both start-up and established providers who are creatively finding solutions to help with regulatory challenges, and span a wide range of regulatory requirements.
